Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀭 (kera, possessive marker). See there for more. Cognate with Bengali -এর (-er), Maithili केर (kēr), Odia -ର (-ra), and the -रा (-rā) in Hindi मेरा (merā), तेरा (terā), etc.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-অৰ • (-or)
- marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
- তাইৰ ভায়েক ― tair bhaek ― Her brother
- ৰিম্পীৰ কম্পিউটাৰ ― rimpir kompiutar ― Rimpi's computer.
- part of, from
- কমলাৰ ৰস ― komolar rôx ― orange juice (literally, “juice from orange”)
- হাতৰ আঙুলি ― hator aṅuli ― fingers of the hand
- made of, consisting of
- লোৰ তৰোৱাল ― lür torüal ― an iron sword
Usage notes
It is -ৰ (-r) after vowels.